Comparative Quantitative Study on Phytochemical Contents and Antioxidant Activities of Capsicum annuum L. and Capsicum frutescens L.

Table 2

Total phenol, flavonoid, and proanthocyanidins contents in the varieties of the cultivated Capsicum species.

Phytochemicals	Phenol (mg GAE/g DW)		Flavonoid (mg QE/g DW)		Proanthocyanidins (mg CE/g DW)
Samples	Ethanol	Aqueous	Ethanol	Aqueous	Ethanol	Aqueous
C. annuum var. abbreviatum	236.08±7.44	70.11±1.50	1605.36±49.75	373.14±6.40	619.96±6.00	444.95±2.19
C. annuum var. acuminatum	200.70±11.53	75.22±2.64	1223.71±100.01	386.70±14.93	629.22±11.16	431.71±8.06
C. annuum var. grossum	272.47±7.38	57.36±2.50	1630.53±86.96	317.73±3.69	709.99± 5.50	431.07±13.75
C. frutescens var. baccatum	221.21±6.37	90.86±3.78	867.241±53.87	543.09±7.39	616.81±12.34	444.32±12.89

Values are mean ± SD. Samples within a column having different letters are significantly different at (p<0.05).